Housing, marina proposed for Highlands' former Paradise Park site

Board to see plans Nov. 14 for development to replace mobile home park

9:15 PM,
Oct. 26, 2013

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Two- to three-bedroom units overlooking Sandy Hook Bay and a "world-class marina" would take the place of a mobile home park and a battered set of docks under a $30 million development plan filed with the borough on Thursday.

Navesink Shores has the potential to generate $575,000 in annual tax revenue for Highlands, a significant increase from the $38,000 the Paradise Park mobile home park currently contributes to the borough's coffers, Mayor Frank Nolan said.

"If done right, this is something I believe Highlands could embrace," said Nolan, who also sits on the Highlands Planning Board. It ...